Education is the cheap defense of nations.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.

There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to...

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to...

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do...

Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do...

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical...

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Never despair, but if you do, work in despair

Never despair, but if you do, work in despair

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.

The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.

In life you need either inspiration or desperation.

In life you need either inspiration or desperation.